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H11521

Headlines : International

Summary:

The Islamic Courts Union Army has added the farmlands of Lower Shabelle to their ever-increasing sphere of influence within the country. In a restive nation with virtually no government – save a weak figurehead that ‘rules’ out of neighbouring Ethiopia – a Taliban-like movement is making swift gains by promising security and the imposition of law and order. The situation would likely be the same in many other countries in the region, were it not for the standing armies of the strong-man dictators that enjoy Washington’s backing. So, in as much as the “War on Terror” can be described as a war against “Islamofascism” or “radical Islamism,” it is proving to be a horrible failure.

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By Sahal Abdulle
Republished from Alertnet/Reuters

The Islamic Courts Union has extended its influence over the war-torn countryside

A Somali cleric handed over a region under his control to powerful Islamists on Saturday, and their fighters seized more territory from rivals, further extending the movement’s authority over south Somalia.

And in a move likely to fuel tensions in the Horn of Africa country, Ethiopia said it was helping Somalia’s interim government train security staff.

In a ceremony attended by hundreds in the town of Afgoye, 30 kms (18 miles) from Mogadishu, Sheikh Yusuf Mohamed Siad, known as “Inda’ade”, handed over the fertile agriculture area of Lower Shabelle, which he had governed for the last few years.

Although his fighters played a key role in the fight for Mogadishu, which the Islamists seized from U.S.-backed warlords in June, Inda’ade had previously distanced himself from the movement, saying he was a just a supporter.

“Whatever happens from today, good or bad, will fall on the shoulders of the Islamic courts,” Inda’ade, now in charge of security for the Islamists, told the crowd under a tree.

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H11521

Islamists Extend Authority in Somalia

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